Pay settlement 2017
Pay rates
The NJC has agreed an increase of 1% with effect from 1 July 2017. The following appendices contain the revised rates of pay. In all cases annual figures are rounded to the nearest pound and hourly...
NJC/3/18 - Inclusive fire service group - national awareness campaign - development in England: Home Office statement
Circular: 2018HOC0187AD
Dear Brother / Sister This circular brings attention to NJC circular number NJC/3/18 , “INCLUSIVE FIRE SERVICE GROUP – National Awareness Campaign – A Development in England: Home Office statement”,...
NJC Circular 12/17 – Broadening the role
Circular: 2017HOC0577AD
Dear Brother/Sister NJC Circular 12/17 – Broadening the role This circular provides members with the NJC circular 12/17 which announces and provides the report by New Economy who were commissioned by...
Employers' revised pay proposal
Circular: 2017HOC0509MW
Dear Brother / Sister Following the decision of members that the recent pay proposals were unacceptable, the employers were immediately informed of the outcome. Following their own considerations of...
Pay proposal update
News
In response to the FBU's reaction to the recent pay proposal Councillor Nick Chard, the chair of the fire service employers, issued the following statement: “In recent weeks, firefighters have...
Letter from the FBU to Simon Pannel re employers’ proposal on pay
Publication
You can download the letter from FBU general secretary Matt Wrack to Simon Pannel, NJC Employers’ Side Secretary regarding the recent pay proposal.
Letter from FRS National Employers to the Fire Brigades Union re pay
Publication
You can download the letter from the Fire & Rescue Services National Employers to Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, outlining a pay settlement.
No progress without movement on pay
Delegates from all parts of the union met in Blackpool in May to debate the issues facing us in the coming period. The two most urgent debates were around pay and conditions and the challenges of the forthcoming general election. The years since 2010 have been bleak for firefighters and for all...
Recall conference: Outcomes and progressing next steps
Circular: 2017HOC0208AD
Dear Brother/Sister RECALL CONFERENCE: OUTCOMES AND PROGRESSING NEXT STEPS The recall conference saw a major debate on the key issues facing us: pay, securing a sustainable fire and rescue service...
Pay, safety and standards
The union’s conference was recalled in Blackpool on 21 March to discuss the state of discussions with our employers at the National Joint Council (NJC). These discussions, agreed by our conference over the past few years, are about the broadened role of our service and the pay and conditions which...
